Christophe Béroud, PharmD, PhD
Pr. Christophe Béroud is an expert in bioinformatics and molecular biology with more than two decades’ experience working in research laboratories. Pr. Béroud holds a diploma in pharmacy, postgraduate degrees in human genetics and specialized pharmacy in genetic engineering, and a PharmD degree from Paris V University. He also holds a degree in pedagogy and communication and a habilitation to conduct research qualification from Montpellier I University, as well as a PhD in human genetics from Paris VI University, now part of Sorbonne University.
A prolific researcher, Pr. Béroud has 126 publications in international journals to date, as well as authoring several book chapters and 26 articles in French periodicals. He has been communicating editor of the journal Human Mutation since 2009 and is a member of the INSERM Specialized Scientific Commission #2, the International Consortium on Personalized Medicine, the ELIXIR consortium, the Aix Marseille University (AMU) Big Data Commission, and the scientific committee of the Human Genome Variation Society.
At AMU, Pr. Béroud is head of the genetics and bioinformatics research team, teaches students in the medical school and supervises lab technicians, master’s and PhD students. He is also head of molecular diagnosis of various human rare diseases including Cystic Fibrosis, Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophies, dystonia and congenital muscular dystrophies at the La Timone hospital. Pr. Béroud is a founding member and consultant of Genomnis, a private company.